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Dione was not one to be easily angered, in fact it took quite a lot to insight a rage in the upright and stoic woman. She tended to be quite polite and at times very sociable young woman. But the one being able to anger Dione in a mere matter of seconds was Rene. The youngest of Dione's five siblings Rene was the most spoiled and unrestrained of them all. The spoiled girl took what she wanted despite who's it was. Dione found this detestable and constantly tried to tell Rene not to do things and raise Rene how Dione herself had been raised. But because of Rene being their father's favorite Child Dione was scorned for her attempts at disciplining the child.
The white silk cloth fluttered behind Dione as she walked down the halls of her home. Her soft pallor features distorted into a look of determination. Bare feet slapped against the cold stone flooring and echoed off the walls of the house. Servants were sent scrambling to their positions caught off guard by their ladyship's sudden appearance. This was certainly not the first time they had seen Dione in a mood such as this. In fact this was something that had occurred daily in the household of Nikolaos. The servants pressed against the walls muttering a reverent 'Good morn Lady Dione' as the eldest daughter floated by like an angry spirit. But Dione did not hear them- her mind had been focused totally on the object that had gone missing in the night.
Angrily Dione stormed across the court yard to her youngest sibling who lounged in a chair wearing Dione's favorite teal dress and sipped on a deep red wine in a metal chalice. Though she stopped before she could pass from the cool shade of the house, and inspected her sister. Per the usual Rene's face was aloof; totally ignorant of any wrong doing she could have ever done. Rage bubbled in Dione's gut- 'How dare she take my clothing!'. Dione took a deep breath and looked around Rene, like normal she was attended by her usual servants. The young woman knew how to play her cards against Rene to not create gossip among the servants that could cause Dione's personal image to be tainted.
Dione took another deep breath and walked gracefully into the sun bathed court yard. She approached Rene with an indifferent attitude, her anger like a chameleon- veiled and blinded with her calm exterior."Mother wishes you at the baths Rene. She asked for you to wear your white robes with the gold fringe for her." Dione looked down her nose at Rene as she took a cup of wine offered to her into her small hands. "It is not smart to keep her waiting sibling."
Rene scoffed at Dione and gave a bitter retort about their mother. The elder daughter had to take a sip of the wine to hold back the annoyance that sat as a lump in her throat, as if a tiger ready to pounce. Dione knew how to hit Rene were it would hurt, and she felt no remorse in doing so.
"Father would surely be disappointed in you for not doing as mother has asked you Rene. You forget you are still a child and are to do as your elders ask of you." This retort was more than Dione has meant to say but it had been said and it made Rene look the fool. Dione turned on heel and walked off placing the cup on a table before she exited the court yard.
In her room Dione donned her sandals and laced them up her calf. She grabbed a silky scarf and draped it loosely around her body and over her arms. Looking herself over once she went to the front of the house and stepped out into the semi-quiet streets of the rich and nobles of the city. Her trek was not a far one from her own house. The Nikolaos daughter walked only a few houses down, her feet knowing the path so well Dione did not give a second thought as she glided around larger rocks. Stopping at a very decorative house she neared the front door and knocked once before a servant opened the door. Dione let herself in as if it were her own house and without a word went down the hall and into the study of one of the most respected senators in the city. Without a noise Done crossed the room and lay herself down on a couch that held the indentation of her body. This was not Dione's first time in the house nor was it the last.
"She peeves me Iris! How dare the little siren get everything she wishes and take from me?!" The nobility cried out flabbergasted by the audacity of her sibling.
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Dione was not one to be easily angered, in fact it took quite a lot to insight a rage in the upright and stoic woman. She tended to be quite polite and at times very sociable young woman. But the one being able to anger Dione in a mere matter of seconds was Rene. The youngest of Dione's five siblings Rene was the most spoiled and unrestrained of them all. The spoiled girl took what she wanted despite who's it was. Dione found this detestable and constantly tried to tell Rene not to do things and raise Rene how Dione herself had been raised. But because of Rene being their father's favorite Child Dione was scorned for her attempts at disciplining the child.
The white silk cloth fluttered behind Dione as she walked down the halls of her home. Her soft pallor features distorted into a look of determination. Bare feet slapped against the cold stone flooring and echoed off the walls of the house. Servants were sent scrambling to their positions caught off guard by their ladyship's sudden appearance. This was certainly not the first time they had seen Dione in a mood such as this. In fact this was something that had occurred daily in the household of Nikolaos. The servants pressed against the walls muttering a reverent 'Good morn Lady Dione' as the eldest daughter floated by like an angry spirit. But Dione did not hear them- her mind had been focused totally on the object that had gone missing in the night.
Angrily Dione stormed across the court yard to her youngest sibling who lounged in a chair wearing Dione's favorite teal dress and sipped on a deep red wine in a metal chalice. Though she stopped before she could pass from the cool shade of the house, and inspected her sister. Per the usual Rene's face was aloof; totally ignorant of any wrong doing she could have ever done. Rage bubbled in Dione's gut- 'How dare she take my clothing!'. Dione took a deep breath and looked around Rene, like normal she was attended by her usual servants. The young woman knew how to play her cards against Rene to not create gossip among the servants that could cause Dione's personal image to be tainted.
Dione took another deep breath and walked gracefully into the sun bathed court yard. She approached Rene with an indifferent attitude, her anger like a chameleon- veiled and blinded with her calm exterior."Mother wishes you at the baths Rene. She asked for you to wear your white robes with the gold fringe for her." Dione looked down her nose at Rene as she took a cup of wine offered to her into her small hands. "It is not smart to keep her waiting sibling."
Rene scoffed at Dione and gave a bitter retort about their mother. The elder daughter had to take a sip of the wine to hold back the annoyance that sat as a lump in her throat, as if a tiger ready to pounce. Dione knew how to hit Rene were it would hurt, and she felt no remorse in doing so.
"Father would surely be disappointed in you for not doing as mother has asked you Rene. You forget you are still a child and are to do as your elders ask of you." This retort was more than Dione has meant to say but it had been said and it made Rene look the fool. Dione turned on heel and walked off placing the cup on a table before she exited the court yard.
In her room Dione donned her sandals and laced them up her calf. She grabbed a silky scarf and draped it loosely around her body and over her arms. Looking herself over once she went to the front of the house and stepped out into the semi-quiet streets of the rich and nobles of the city. Her trek was not a far one from her own house. The Nikolaos daughter walked only a few houses down, her feet knowing the path so well Dione did not give a second thought as she glided around larger rocks. Stopping at a very decorative house she neared the front door and knocked once before a servant opened the door. Dione let herself in as if it were her own house and without a word went down the hall and into the study of one of the most respected senators in the city. Without a noise Done crossed the room and lay herself down on a couch that held the indentation of her body. This was not Dione's first time in the house nor was it the last.
"She peeves me Iris! How dare the little siren get everything she wishes and take from me?!" The nobility cried out flabbergasted by the audacity of her sibling.
Dione was not one to be easily angered, in fact it took quite a lot to insight a rage in the upright and stoic woman. She tended to be quite polite and at times very sociable young woman. But the one being able to anger Dione in a mere matter of seconds was Rene. The youngest of Dione's five siblings Rene was the most spoiled and unrestrained of them all. The spoiled girl took what she wanted despite who's it was. Dione found this detestable and constantly tried to tell Rene not to do things and raise Rene how Dione herself had been raised. But because of Rene being their father's favorite Child Dione was scorned for her attempts at disciplining the child.
The white silk cloth fluttered behind Dione as she walked down the halls of her home. Her soft pallor features distorted into a look of determination. Bare feet slapped against the cold stone flooring and echoed off the walls of the house. Servants were sent scrambling to their positions caught off guard by their ladyship's sudden appearance. This was certainly not the first time they had seen Dione in a mood such as this. In fact this was something that had occurred daily in the household of Nikolaos. The servants pressed against the walls muttering a reverent 'Good morn Lady Dione' as the eldest daughter floated by like an angry spirit. But Dione did not hear them- her mind had been focused totally on the object that had gone missing in the night.
Angrily Dione stormed across the court yard to her youngest sibling who lounged in a chair wearing Dione's favorite teal dress and sipped on a deep red wine in a metal chalice. Though she stopped before she could pass from the cool shade of the house, and inspected her sister. Per the usual Rene's face was aloof; totally ignorant of any wrong doing she could have ever done. Rage bubbled in Dione's gut- 'How dare she take my clothing!'. Dione took a deep breath and looked around Rene, like normal she was attended by her usual servants. The young woman knew how to play her cards against Rene to not create gossip among the servants that could cause Dione's personal image to be tainted.
Dione took another deep breath and walked gracefully into the sun bathed court yard. She approached Rene with an indifferent attitude, her anger like a chameleon- veiled and blinded with her calm exterior."Mother wishes you at the baths Rene. She asked for you to wear your white robes with the gold fringe for her." Dione looked down her nose at Rene as she took a cup of wine offered to her into her small hands. "It is not smart to keep her waiting sibling."
Rene scoffed at Dione and gave a bitter retort about their mother. The elder daughter had to take a sip of the wine to hold back the annoyance that sat as a lump in her throat, as if a tiger ready to pounce. Dione knew how to hit Rene were it would hurt, and she felt no remorse in doing so.
"Father would surely be disappointed in you for not doing as mother has asked you Rene. You forget you are still a child and are to do as your elders ask of you." This retort was more than Dione has meant to say but it had been said and it made Rene look the fool. Dione turned on heel and walked off placing the cup on a table before she exited the court yard.
In her room Dione donned her sandals and laced them up her calf. She grabbed a silky scarf and draped it loosely around her body and over her arms. Looking herself over once she went to the front of the house and stepped out into the semi-quiet streets of the rich and nobles of the city. Her trek was not a far one from her own house. The Nikolaos daughter walked only a few houses down, her feet knowing the path so well Dione did not give a second thought as she glided around larger rocks. Stopping at a very decorative house she neared the front door and knocked once before a servant opened the door. Dione let herself in as if it were her own house and without a word went down the hall and into the study of one of the most respected senators in the city. Without a noise Done crossed the room and lay herself down on a couch that held the indentation of her body. This was not Dione's first time in the house nor was it the last.
"She peeves me Iris! How dare the little siren get everything she wishes and take from me?!" The nobility cried out flabbergasted by the audacity of her sibling.
The day had been relatively quiet, save for the chattering of her new stepdaughter. Phillipa explored the office with a keen fascination, wanting to touch and look at everything. For a while, Iris followed her around, anxious about her accidentally hurting herself. Slowly but surely, Phillipa seemed to prove that, while curious, she had some sense of what was okay and what wasn't okay to handle. A little more relaxed than she had been before, Iris had long settled at her desk, digging into her work while also keeping an eye on Phillipa.
Eventually, the girl crawled into her lap, settled happily and chattering away softly. One arm settled around the child's waist, Iris pressed her lips to the top of her head as her gaze scanned her work. Normally, the girl would have gone with her governess. However, Iris had quickly shooed her away that morning in favor of getting to spend time with the child instead. Iris worked like that for a while, telling Phillipa story after story in order to keep the girl entertained. She was never bothered by the onslaught of "why" questions, smiling affectionately each time and adding to each story with a careful precision that kept her daughter perfectly enthralled, wide-eyed, and giggling.
Iris heard the familiar footfalls of Dione in her halls, carefully putting her quill down and leaning back in her chair as the woman barged in and lay across the lounge. A smile tugged at her lips, her gaze trailing the woman's form with considerate ease. Rising from her chair, adjusting Phillipa to rest on her hip, she moved around the desk to sit at the end of the lounge with the girl. Phillipa immediately crawled up into Dione's lap instead, reaching for her cheeks and giggling a hello as tiny hands patted both.
"Maybe you should buy a locked trunk," Iris quipped with amusement in her eyes. "Phillipa, dear," she cooed softly, "Be nice to Lady Dione, please." In a few short movements, Phillipa was on the floor once more, wandering the room. Iris watched Dione but kept constant track of the child exploring once more. "Then she wouldn't be able to take anything from you and you wouldn't always run into my office angry," the amusement still laced Iris' words.
"Thats what I had to do to keep Eplis from running away with my gowns," Iris admitted then, shaking her head with a small chuckle, "I have a feeling that all of your problems would be solved if we could find you a good match," she hummed. Inwardly, she was still buzzing from her own very small, very recent wedding only a few days before. Her husband was currently at the Palati, likely focusing on his duties to the ill King and the Princesses. "Hello to you too, Dione," she said with a glimmer of amusement in her eyes.
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The day had been relatively quiet, save for the chattering of her new stepdaughter. Phillipa explored the office with a keen fascination, wanting to touch and look at everything. For a while, Iris followed her around, anxious about her accidentally hurting herself. Slowly but surely, Phillipa seemed to prove that, while curious, she had some sense of what was okay and what wasn't okay to handle. A little more relaxed than she had been before, Iris had long settled at her desk, digging into her work while also keeping an eye on Phillipa.
Eventually, the girl crawled into her lap, settled happily and chattering away softly. One arm settled around the child's waist, Iris pressed her lips to the top of her head as her gaze scanned her work. Normally, the girl would have gone with her governess. However, Iris had quickly shooed her away that morning in favor of getting to spend time with the child instead. Iris worked like that for a while, telling Phillipa story after story in order to keep the girl entertained. She was never bothered by the onslaught of "why" questions, smiling affectionately each time and adding to each story with a careful precision that kept her daughter perfectly enthralled, wide-eyed, and giggling.
Iris heard the familiar footfalls of Dione in her halls, carefully putting her quill down and leaning back in her chair as the woman barged in and lay across the lounge. A smile tugged at her lips, her gaze trailing the woman's form with considerate ease. Rising from her chair, adjusting Phillipa to rest on her hip, she moved around the desk to sit at the end of the lounge with the girl. Phillipa immediately crawled up into Dione's lap instead, reaching for her cheeks and giggling a hello as tiny hands patted both.
"Maybe you should buy a locked trunk," Iris quipped with amusement in her eyes. "Phillipa, dear," she cooed softly, "Be nice to Lady Dione, please." In a few short movements, Phillipa was on the floor once more, wandering the room. Iris watched Dione but kept constant track of the child exploring once more. "Then she wouldn't be able to take anything from you and you wouldn't always run into my office angry," the amusement still laced Iris' words.
"Thats what I had to do to keep Eplis from running away with my gowns," Iris admitted then, shaking her head with a small chuckle, "I have a feeling that all of your problems would be solved if we could find you a good match," she hummed. Inwardly, she was still buzzing from her own very small, very recent wedding only a few days before. Her husband was currently at the Palati, likely focusing on his duties to the ill King and the Princesses. "Hello to you too, Dione," she said with a glimmer of amusement in her eyes.
The day had been relatively quiet, save for the chattering of her new stepdaughter. Phillipa explored the office with a keen fascination, wanting to touch and look at everything. For a while, Iris followed her around, anxious about her accidentally hurting herself. Slowly but surely, Phillipa seemed to prove that, while curious, she had some sense of what was okay and what wasn't okay to handle. A little more relaxed than she had been before, Iris had long settled at her desk, digging into her work while also keeping an eye on Phillipa.
Eventually, the girl crawled into her lap, settled happily and chattering away softly. One arm settled around the child's waist, Iris pressed her lips to the top of her head as her gaze scanned her work. Normally, the girl would have gone with her governess. However, Iris had quickly shooed her away that morning in favor of getting to spend time with the child instead. Iris worked like that for a while, telling Phillipa story after story in order to keep the girl entertained. She was never bothered by the onslaught of "why" questions, smiling affectionately each time and adding to each story with a careful precision that kept her daughter perfectly enthralled, wide-eyed, and giggling.
Iris heard the familiar footfalls of Dione in her halls, carefully putting her quill down and leaning back in her chair as the woman barged in and lay across the lounge. A smile tugged at her lips, her gaze trailing the woman's form with considerate ease. Rising from her chair, adjusting Phillipa to rest on her hip, she moved around the desk to sit at the end of the lounge with the girl. Phillipa immediately crawled up into Dione's lap instead, reaching for her cheeks and giggling a hello as tiny hands patted both.
"Maybe you should buy a locked trunk," Iris quipped with amusement in her eyes. "Phillipa, dear," she cooed softly, "Be nice to Lady Dione, please." In a few short movements, Phillipa was on the floor once more, wandering the room. Iris watched Dione but kept constant track of the child exploring once more. "Then she wouldn't be able to take anything from you and you wouldn't always run into my office angry," the amusement still laced Iris' words.
"Thats what I had to do to keep Eplis from running away with my gowns," Iris admitted then, shaking her head with a small chuckle, "I have a feeling that all of your problems would be solved if we could find you a good match," she hummed. Inwardly, she was still buzzing from her own very small, very recent wedding only a few days before. Her husband was currently at the Palati, likely focusing on his duties to the ill King and the Princesses. "Hello to you too, Dione," she said with a glimmer of amusement in her eyes.
Taking deep breaths Dione let the anger that boiled in her dissipate as the small girl climbed into her lap. For a moment Dione thought it was a relative of Iris, but looking closer at the beaming child Dione noticed that they had nothing in common. Forgetting about Rene for the moment Dione beamed back at the child stroking her hair gently. The child giggled a hello and Dione smiled and greeted the child with a kalimera.
"She's cute, she surely isn't related is she? She doesn't look anything like you!" Dione said noticing Iris's attention being drawn back and forward from her to the child. The lady smiled at her friend, this wasn't just any relative of hers, it was the child of someone important to her. Dione only knew because that was the look she had caught her mother giving her as she worked on a piece of music or poetry. It was pure adoration of a child, unbridled love and care.
Seeing this from her typically reserved friend warmed Dione. But who's child was it if not a relative? At Iris's tease of Dione's common act of arriving unannounced at Iris's house and spewing her anger all over her was becoming more and more frequent. But Dione was glad to have a friend like Iris, someone she could go to and make her feel like what ever her siblings had done was just simply a bad dream. Dione would like to wish that most of the things Rene did were simply a dream.
A loose strand of her golden hair fell from her chignon and Dione reached up and let her semi curly hair fall from it's place on her head. Dione was taken aback when Iris mentioned romance. Iris was not one to typically talk of such things, she was more business and such while Dione herself was the one to talk of romance and love.
"Iris!" The blonde haired woman said as if Iris had just said something scandalous, "You speaking of love?! No- Who are you! An Impostor?" Dione teased back giving a smug smile at her oldest friend. 'What have you been keeping from me dearest Iris!' Dione thought playfully in her mind, excited to know what Iris held behind locked lips. Maybe it had something to do with the mysterious child? "Are you now finding children on the street and taking them in? She is quite well behaved!" She chuckled her ocean eyes going back to the child and watching her as she went around the room curious about everything and seeming nothing.
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Taking deep breaths Dione let the anger that boiled in her dissipate as the small girl climbed into her lap. For a moment Dione thought it was a relative of Iris, but looking closer at the beaming child Dione noticed that they had nothing in common. Forgetting about Rene for the moment Dione beamed back at the child stroking her hair gently. The child giggled a hello and Dione smiled and greeted the child with a kalimera.
"She's cute, she surely isn't related is she? She doesn't look anything like you!" Dione said noticing Iris's attention being drawn back and forward from her to the child. The lady smiled at her friend, this wasn't just any relative of hers, it was the child of someone important to her. Dione only knew because that was the look she had caught her mother giving her as she worked on a piece of music or poetry. It was pure adoration of a child, unbridled love and care.
Seeing this from her typically reserved friend warmed Dione. But who's child was it if not a relative? At Iris's tease of Dione's common act of arriving unannounced at Iris's house and spewing her anger all over her was becoming more and more frequent. But Dione was glad to have a friend like Iris, someone she could go to and make her feel like what ever her siblings had done was just simply a bad dream. Dione would like to wish that most of the things Rene did were simply a dream.
A loose strand of her golden hair fell from her chignon and Dione reached up and let her semi curly hair fall from it's place on her head. Dione was taken aback when Iris mentioned romance. Iris was not one to typically talk of such things, she was more business and such while Dione herself was the one to talk of romance and love.
"Iris!" The blonde haired woman said as if Iris had just said something scandalous, "You speaking of love?! No- Who are you! An Impostor?" Dione teased back giving a smug smile at her oldest friend. 'What have you been keeping from me dearest Iris!' Dione thought playfully in her mind, excited to know what Iris held behind locked lips. Maybe it had something to do with the mysterious child? "Are you now finding children on the street and taking them in? She is quite well behaved!" She chuckled her ocean eyes going back to the child and watching her as she went around the room curious about everything and seeming nothing.
Taking deep breaths Dione let the anger that boiled in her dissipate as the small girl climbed into her lap. For a moment Dione thought it was a relative of Iris, but looking closer at the beaming child Dione noticed that they had nothing in common. Forgetting about Rene for the moment Dione beamed back at the child stroking her hair gently. The child giggled a hello and Dione smiled and greeted the child with a kalimera.
"She's cute, she surely isn't related is she? She doesn't look anything like you!" Dione said noticing Iris's attention being drawn back and forward from her to the child. The lady smiled at her friend, this wasn't just any relative of hers, it was the child of someone important to her. Dione only knew because that was the look she had caught her mother giving her as she worked on a piece of music or poetry. It was pure adoration of a child, unbridled love and care.
Seeing this from her typically reserved friend warmed Dione. But who's child was it if not a relative? At Iris's tease of Dione's common act of arriving unannounced at Iris's house and spewing her anger all over her was becoming more and more frequent. But Dione was glad to have a friend like Iris, someone she could go to and make her feel like what ever her siblings had done was just simply a bad dream. Dione would like to wish that most of the things Rene did were simply a dream.
A loose strand of her golden hair fell from her chignon and Dione reached up and let her semi curly hair fall from it's place on her head. Dione was taken aback when Iris mentioned romance. Iris was not one to typically talk of such things, she was more business and such while Dione herself was the one to talk of romance and love.
"Iris!" The blonde haired woman said as if Iris had just said something scandalous, "You speaking of love?! No- Who are you! An Impostor?" Dione teased back giving a smug smile at her oldest friend. 'What have you been keeping from me dearest Iris!' Dione thought playfully in her mind, excited to know what Iris held behind locked lips. Maybe it had something to do with the mysterious child? "Are you now finding children on the street and taking them in? She is quite well behaved!" She chuckled her ocean eyes going back to the child and watching her as she went around the room curious about everything and seeming nothing.
"She does not have my blood or my name," Iris said softly at first, noting the way that Dione showed such sweetness to her new daughter. It warmed her heart. Dione had always been the one to speak of love with such excitement, and while Iris wasn't sure what it was between her and Aimias, Iris was at least sure that there was some sort of affection.
Aimias was an affectionate man. There was no doubt of that. And Iris wouldn't question it, never having been in a situation where a man was solely hers as she was his. Not until now. A marriage of convenience it had seemed, but Aimias' proposal had seemed... intentional, almost wanting enough to make Iris think that the intentions were completely sincere. Besides, Iris had trusted Aimias enough that she hadn't even had a thought to question anything.
He did not seem to be a man that wanted to remove the power from her hands nor stifle the fire or wild nature of the Lady he had married.
Smiling a little secretively, Iris tilted her head a little at Dione, almost appearing as if she were going to say nothing more than that. Knowing it would drive her friend mad with torment and a need to know the next piece of gossip. But it wasn't gossip if it was true. Laughing a little, Iris shook her head slightly. "I'm not an impostor, I swear to you, Dione," she mused, nudging her friend's knees with her hand in a playful and affectionate gesture.
Iris let her gaze wander back to the girl still exploring the shelves of her study. Once more, she felt that rush of affection and adoration for the girl. When Aimias had told her just weeks ago that his wife had died and it was just him and his child, she hadn't expected anything like this. She hadn't expected to enjoy the tiny hands or the thousands of questions that seemed to come out of Phillipa's mouth. But she did. Iris found herself to enjoy every second of her time with the girl and she knew that Aimias had seen it in her.
"But I am a married woman," she finally said softly, never tearing her gaze from Phillipa, "And this child is my stepdaughter... my daughter," Iris corrected herself, knowing full well that Iris would never allow herself to be considered anything more than the rightful mother to this child. She would alwyas have the girl's needs at heart, even when she birthed her own children in years future. "I love her dearly," Iris admitted then, looking to Dione once more.
Her expression was one of slight panic, as if she had never expected to feel this much affection for such a tiny person. "I have never been more terrified in my entire life, Dione," she laughed a little, rubbing her palms against her own knees and letting out a breathy sigh. "Everything... happened so quickly in Aetaea and I'm still reeling from it all."
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"She does not have my blood or my name," Iris said softly at first, noting the way that Dione showed such sweetness to her new daughter. It warmed her heart. Dione had always been the one to speak of love with such excitement, and while Iris wasn't sure what it was between her and Aimias, Iris was at least sure that there was some sort of affection.
Aimias was an affectionate man. There was no doubt of that. And Iris wouldn't question it, never having been in a situation where a man was solely hers as she was his. Not until now. A marriage of convenience it had seemed, but Aimias' proposal had seemed... intentional, almost wanting enough to make Iris think that the intentions were completely sincere. Besides, Iris had trusted Aimias enough that she hadn't even had a thought to question anything.
He did not seem to be a man that wanted to remove the power from her hands nor stifle the fire or wild nature of the Lady he had married.
Smiling a little secretively, Iris tilted her head a little at Dione, almost appearing as if she were going to say nothing more than that. Knowing it would drive her friend mad with torment and a need to know the next piece of gossip. But it wasn't gossip if it was true. Laughing a little, Iris shook her head slightly. "I'm not an impostor, I swear to you, Dione," she mused, nudging her friend's knees with her hand in a playful and affectionate gesture.
Iris let her gaze wander back to the girl still exploring the shelves of her study. Once more, she felt that rush of affection and adoration for the girl. When Aimias had told her just weeks ago that his wife had died and it was just him and his child, she hadn't expected anything like this. She hadn't expected to enjoy the tiny hands or the thousands of questions that seemed to come out of Phillipa's mouth. But she did. Iris found herself to enjoy every second of her time with the girl and she knew that Aimias had seen it in her.
"But I am a married woman," she finally said softly, never tearing her gaze from Phillipa, "And this child is my stepdaughter... my daughter," Iris corrected herself, knowing full well that Iris would never allow herself to be considered anything more than the rightful mother to this child. She would alwyas have the girl's needs at heart, even when she birthed her own children in years future. "I love her dearly," Iris admitted then, looking to Dione once more.
Her expression was one of slight panic, as if she had never expected to feel this much affection for such a tiny person. "I have never been more terrified in my entire life, Dione," she laughed a little, rubbing her palms against her own knees and letting out a breathy sigh. "Everything... happened so quickly in Aetaea and I'm still reeling from it all."
"She does not have my blood or my name," Iris said softly at first, noting the way that Dione showed such sweetness to her new daughter. It warmed her heart. Dione had always been the one to speak of love with such excitement, and while Iris wasn't sure what it was between her and Aimias, Iris was at least sure that there was some sort of affection.
Aimias was an affectionate man. There was no doubt of that. And Iris wouldn't question it, never having been in a situation where a man was solely hers as she was his. Not until now. A marriage of convenience it had seemed, but Aimias' proposal had seemed... intentional, almost wanting enough to make Iris think that the intentions were completely sincere. Besides, Iris had trusted Aimias enough that she hadn't even had a thought to question anything.
He did not seem to be a man that wanted to remove the power from her hands nor stifle the fire or wild nature of the Lady he had married.
Smiling a little secretively, Iris tilted her head a little at Dione, almost appearing as if she were going to say nothing more than that. Knowing it would drive her friend mad with torment and a need to know the next piece of gossip. But it wasn't gossip if it was true. Laughing a little, Iris shook her head slightly. "I'm not an impostor, I swear to you, Dione," she mused, nudging her friend's knees with her hand in a playful and affectionate gesture.
Iris let her gaze wander back to the girl still exploring the shelves of her study. Once more, she felt that rush of affection and adoration for the girl. When Aimias had told her just weeks ago that his wife had died and it was just him and his child, she hadn't expected anything like this. She hadn't expected to enjoy the tiny hands or the thousands of questions that seemed to come out of Phillipa's mouth. But she did. Iris found herself to enjoy every second of her time with the girl and she knew that Aimias had seen it in her.
"But I am a married woman," she finally said softly, never tearing her gaze from Phillipa, "And this child is my stepdaughter... my daughter," Iris corrected herself, knowing full well that Iris would never allow herself to be considered anything more than the rightful mother to this child. She would alwyas have the girl's needs at heart, even when she birthed her own children in years future. "I love her dearly," Iris admitted then, looking to Dione once more.
Her expression was one of slight panic, as if she had never expected to feel this much affection for such a tiny person. "I have never been more terrified in my entire life, Dione," she laughed a little, rubbing her palms against her own knees and letting out a breathy sigh. "Everything... happened so quickly in Aetaea and I'm still reeling from it all."
When Iris confirmed Dione's suspicions of the child not being a blood relative it only intrigued her more. But her friend's coy and teasing nature drove Dione crazy- of course in a good way. Dione playfully pursed her lips and gave Iris the stink eye. The Nikolaos nature of being strong willed was something Dione did not lack. She was one to get gossip out of someone- even if she had to wait for days.
Growing up Dione knew Iris was a very wild girl. Dione remembered being somewhat envious of it at times as she watched Iris from a distance, somewhat intimidated by the girl's fire. But when she finally met the brave girl she knew they would become lifelong friends. Dione knew that Iris was not one for romance- that was her job to ogle at every passing hunk.
Though Dione hadn’t seen it at first she knew the look on Iris’s face well. It was the look of being helplessly in love with someone or something. When that realization hit Dione she squealed in joy. Of all of the people Dione knew she never thought Iris would allow herself to find love. Dione knew Iris to be a very work focused woman, a loyal daughter to her father.
"Iris!" Dione cried joyfully and bounced hip and down like a child offered a sweet. "Who is it? When was the wedding?! Why wasn’t I invited?" questions spewed from Diones lips going faster than the fastest chariot in a race.
The blonde hair woman gushed over her friend, her excitement driving her to her feet. Iris’s father must have been so pleased for his only daughter to find love. Of course that thought was based off of Diones own belief that her mother would be over Olympus when Dione got married. Then there was the fact of Iris’s father’s declining health.
"What does your father think of him?” she asked her mood shifting from elated to soft and subdued the change itself apparent before the words left her mouth. She gingerly sat next to Iris taking her friend’s hand in her own delicate one. "How is your father Iris?"
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When Iris confirmed Dione's suspicions of the child not being a blood relative it only intrigued her more. But her friend's coy and teasing nature drove Dione crazy- of course in a good way. Dione playfully pursed her lips and gave Iris the stink eye. The Nikolaos nature of being strong willed was something Dione did not lack. She was one to get gossip out of someone- even if she had to wait for days.
Growing up Dione knew Iris was a very wild girl. Dione remembered being somewhat envious of it at times as she watched Iris from a distance, somewhat intimidated by the girl's fire. But when she finally met the brave girl she knew they would become lifelong friends. Dione knew that Iris was not one for romance- that was her job to ogle at every passing hunk.
Though Dione hadn’t seen it at first she knew the look on Iris’s face well. It was the look of being helplessly in love with someone or something. When that realization hit Dione she squealed in joy. Of all of the people Dione knew she never thought Iris would allow herself to find love. Dione knew Iris to be a very work focused woman, a loyal daughter to her father.
"Iris!" Dione cried joyfully and bounced hip and down like a child offered a sweet. "Who is it? When was the wedding?! Why wasn’t I invited?" questions spewed from Diones lips going faster than the fastest chariot in a race.
The blonde hair woman gushed over her friend, her excitement driving her to her feet. Iris’s father must have been so pleased for his only daughter to find love. Of course that thought was based off of Diones own belief that her mother would be over Olympus when Dione got married. Then there was the fact of Iris’s father’s declining health.
"What does your father think of him?” she asked her mood shifting from elated to soft and subdued the change itself apparent before the words left her mouth. She gingerly sat next to Iris taking her friend’s hand in her own delicate one. "How is your father Iris?"
When Iris confirmed Dione's suspicions of the child not being a blood relative it only intrigued her more. But her friend's coy and teasing nature drove Dione crazy- of course in a good way. Dione playfully pursed her lips and gave Iris the stink eye. The Nikolaos nature of being strong willed was something Dione did not lack. She was one to get gossip out of someone- even if she had to wait for days.
Growing up Dione knew Iris was a very wild girl. Dione remembered being somewhat envious of it at times as she watched Iris from a distance, somewhat intimidated by the girl's fire. But when she finally met the brave girl she knew they would become lifelong friends. Dione knew that Iris was not one for romance- that was her job to ogle at every passing hunk.
Though Dione hadn’t seen it at first she knew the look on Iris’s face well. It was the look of being helplessly in love with someone or something. When that realization hit Dione she squealed in joy. Of all of the people Dione knew she never thought Iris would allow herself to find love. Dione knew Iris to be a very work focused woman, a loyal daughter to her father.
"Iris!" Dione cried joyfully and bounced hip and down like a child offered a sweet. "Who is it? When was the wedding?! Why wasn’t I invited?" questions spewed from Diones lips going faster than the fastest chariot in a race.
The blonde hair woman gushed over her friend, her excitement driving her to her feet. Iris’s father must have been so pleased for his only daughter to find love. Of course that thought was based off of Diones own belief that her mother would be over Olympus when Dione got married. Then there was the fact of Iris’s father’s declining health.
"What does your father think of him?” she asked her mood shifting from elated to soft and subdued the change itself apparent before the words left her mouth. She gingerly sat next to Iris taking her friend’s hand in her own delicate one. "How is your father Iris?"
Iris couldn't help but smile at the excitement in her friend's eyes. In her smile. In the way that she spoke. She knew that this was how Dione would react to any type of news of this caliber. After all, Iris had spent years chasing away any and every suitor that every crossed her own path. It was a wonder that Dione hadn't started teasing her about soon becoming a spinster.
But a spinster she was not, nor would she ever be.
Playing with one of her own dark curls, Iris glanced toward the window of the room, "Lord Aimias," Iris said lightly, "One of the advisors to the crown," she continued. It was a good match. The man was a master in the senate, almost the same rank as any other male of a noble house, even without the name to back him up. But now? He had a name and he had a platform.
"The wedding was only a few days ago," Iris said softly, motioning for Dione to sit still for just a few moments. All was right with the world, and while appreciated and expected, the excitement need not stem further than it already had. When Dione questioned why she hadn't been invited, Iris felt her cheeks flush. "It was a fast affair," Iris noted, "We petitioned for our permission to engage and wed while Lord Alehandros was in Aetaea working to aid with storm clean up," Iris said quietly, "And it was small. Nothing extravagant, Dione. Just... wonderfully small and private, how I wanted it to be."
And it was to no offense of the woman before her. But Iris had always wanted a small affair. She didn't often like being part of the spotlight, so the size of the wedding had been perfect in her eyes.
But it was the question of her father that made Iris pause. Her smile faltered a little and she glanced away once more. "My father has been rather taken with him... but they seemed to be familiar with one another already," Iris commented quietly. And he had been so joyous during the wedding and after. But when news had come to drag them back to Athenia? Takis had taken to napping for longer and longer during the day. Iris had resorted to counting the hours the man was awake rather than the ones he slept. It was much easier to stomach when she only focused on the times where he was present... attentive.
"But I fear the worst is looming," Iris shook her head, "His illness is sapping what little he has left of his strength," she continued. "I doubt that he will make it past the month."
And that thought hurt more than any others.
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Iris couldn't help but smile at the excitement in her friend's eyes. In her smile. In the way that she spoke. She knew that this was how Dione would react to any type of news of this caliber. After all, Iris had spent years chasing away any and every suitor that every crossed her own path. It was a wonder that Dione hadn't started teasing her about soon becoming a spinster.
But a spinster she was not, nor would she ever be.
Playing with one of her own dark curls, Iris glanced toward the window of the room, "Lord Aimias," Iris said lightly, "One of the advisors to the crown," she continued. It was a good match. The man was a master in the senate, almost the same rank as any other male of a noble house, even without the name to back him up. But now? He had a name and he had a platform.
"The wedding was only a few days ago," Iris said softly, motioning for Dione to sit still for just a few moments. All was right with the world, and while appreciated and expected, the excitement need not stem further than it already had. When Dione questioned why she hadn't been invited, Iris felt her cheeks flush. "It was a fast affair," Iris noted, "We petitioned for our permission to engage and wed while Lord Alehandros was in Aetaea working to aid with storm clean up," Iris said quietly, "And it was small. Nothing extravagant, Dione. Just... wonderfully small and private, how I wanted it to be."
And it was to no offense of the woman before her. But Iris had always wanted a small affair. She didn't often like being part of the spotlight, so the size of the wedding had been perfect in her eyes.
But it was the question of her father that made Iris pause. Her smile faltered a little and she glanced away once more. "My father has been rather taken with him... but they seemed to be familiar with one another already," Iris commented quietly. And he had been so joyous during the wedding and after. But when news had come to drag them back to Athenia? Takis had taken to napping for longer and longer during the day. Iris had resorted to counting the hours the man was awake rather than the ones he slept. It was much easier to stomach when she only focused on the times where he was present... attentive.
"But I fear the worst is looming," Iris shook her head, "His illness is sapping what little he has left of his strength," she continued. "I doubt that he will make it past the month."
And that thought hurt more than any others.
Iris couldn't help but smile at the excitement in her friend's eyes. In her smile. In the way that she spoke. She knew that this was how Dione would react to any type of news of this caliber. After all, Iris had spent years chasing away any and every suitor that every crossed her own path. It was a wonder that Dione hadn't started teasing her about soon becoming a spinster.
But a spinster she was not, nor would she ever be.
Playing with one of her own dark curls, Iris glanced toward the window of the room, "Lord Aimias," Iris said lightly, "One of the advisors to the crown," she continued. It was a good match. The man was a master in the senate, almost the same rank as any other male of a noble house, even without the name to back him up. But now? He had a name and he had a platform.
"The wedding was only a few days ago," Iris said softly, motioning for Dione to sit still for just a few moments. All was right with the world, and while appreciated and expected, the excitement need not stem further than it already had. When Dione questioned why she hadn't been invited, Iris felt her cheeks flush. "It was a fast affair," Iris noted, "We petitioned for our permission to engage and wed while Lord Alehandros was in Aetaea working to aid with storm clean up," Iris said quietly, "And it was small. Nothing extravagant, Dione. Just... wonderfully small and private, how I wanted it to be."
And it was to no offense of the woman before her. But Iris had always wanted a small affair. She didn't often like being part of the spotlight, so the size of the wedding had been perfect in her eyes.
But it was the question of her father that made Iris pause. Her smile faltered a little and she glanced away once more. "My father has been rather taken with him... but they seemed to be familiar with one another already," Iris commented quietly. And he had been so joyous during the wedding and after. But when news had come to drag them back to Athenia? Takis had taken to napping for longer and longer during the day. Iris had resorted to counting the hours the man was awake rather than the ones he slept. It was much easier to stomach when she only focused on the times where he was present... attentive.
"But I fear the worst is looming," Iris shook her head, "His illness is sapping what little he has left of his strength," she continued. "I doubt that he will make it past the month."
And that thought hurt more than any others.
The blonde haired noble listened to her friend stroking her hair and comforting her. It had to be hard to have a joyous moment of marriage in one moment then return to reality and come to terms with a devastating truth. Dione had never lost a mother or father the way Iris had, she had a family- a large one in fact! But empathetic sweet Dione, her heart broke to see her friend so sad.
She would fix this! Get out of the funk that the room had moved into! With a devilish grin Dione stood up and acted as if she was stretching and tip toed closer to the little girl. Crouching down to the girls level she gestured for the child to come closer. Lowering her voice Dione's ocean eyes brightened with childish glee.
"Do you like games?" She said biting her lip and tickling the child, "Because I think Lady Iris needs a little bit of fun in her life!" Dione hoisted the child up on to her hip- as if she had done it all her life (which she in fact had, helping her mother raise her younger siblings taught her a few things).
"I propose a game of hide and find!" Dione announced smiling at Iris before walking over and taking her friends hand and pulling her to her feet. "We'll flip a coin and who ever calls the side first gets to go and hide with Miss Phillipa, the other must count to fifty before going and trying to find the other! What do you say Iris? I think you've grown to become an old hunched woman in this room and you need some excitement!"
Dione fished a coin out of her purse and handed it to Iris before setting the child down on the floor and explaining to her how it would work. The child seemed to somewhat understand but Dione felt that the child didn't fully understand the concept
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The blonde haired noble listened to her friend stroking her hair and comforting her. It had to be hard to have a joyous moment of marriage in one moment then return to reality and come to terms with a devastating truth. Dione had never lost a mother or father the way Iris had, she had a family- a large one in fact! But empathetic sweet Dione, her heart broke to see her friend so sad.
She would fix this! Get out of the funk that the room had moved into! With a devilish grin Dione stood up and acted as if she was stretching and tip toed closer to the little girl. Crouching down to the girls level she gestured for the child to come closer. Lowering her voice Dione's ocean eyes brightened with childish glee.
"Do you like games?" She said biting her lip and tickling the child, "Because I think Lady Iris needs a little bit of fun in her life!" Dione hoisted the child up on to her hip- as if she had done it all her life (which she in fact had, helping her mother raise her younger siblings taught her a few things).
"I propose a game of hide and find!" Dione announced smiling at Iris before walking over and taking her friends hand and pulling her to her feet. "We'll flip a coin and who ever calls the side first gets to go and hide with Miss Phillipa, the other must count to fifty before going and trying to find the other! What do you say Iris? I think you've grown to become an old hunched woman in this room and you need some excitement!"
Dione fished a coin out of her purse and handed it to Iris before setting the child down on the floor and explaining to her how it would work. The child seemed to somewhat understand but Dione felt that the child didn't fully understand the concept
The blonde haired noble listened to her friend stroking her hair and comforting her. It had to be hard to have a joyous moment of marriage in one moment then return to reality and come to terms with a devastating truth. Dione had never lost a mother or father the way Iris had, she had a family- a large one in fact! But empathetic sweet Dione, her heart broke to see her friend so sad.
She would fix this! Get out of the funk that the room had moved into! With a devilish grin Dione stood up and acted as if she was stretching and tip toed closer to the little girl. Crouching down to the girls level she gestured for the child to come closer. Lowering her voice Dione's ocean eyes brightened with childish glee.
"Do you like games?" She said biting her lip and tickling the child, "Because I think Lady Iris needs a little bit of fun in her life!" Dione hoisted the child up on to her hip- as if she had done it all her life (which she in fact had, helping her mother raise her younger siblings taught her a few things).
"I propose a game of hide and find!" Dione announced smiling at Iris before walking over and taking her friends hand and pulling her to her feet. "We'll flip a coin and who ever calls the side first gets to go and hide with Miss Phillipa, the other must count to fifty before going and trying to find the other! What do you say Iris? I think you've grown to become an old hunched woman in this room and you need some excitement!"
Dione fished a coin out of her purse and handed it to Iris before setting the child down on the floor and explaining to her how it would work. The child seemed to somewhat understand but Dione felt that the child didn't fully understand the concept
It was at moments like these that Iris truly appreciated her friend’s free spirit and hyperactivity. It was always enough to pull her away from thoughts she truly didn't want to endure. And her father’s death was one of the few things she didn't want to even dream about. Losing the man would break her, Iris was sure. His death would break her aunt, her cousins, and the many close friends he had made in his sixty years.
It would be a tragedy to lose him.
But Iris truly could not dwell on it. Dione had shifted their conversation to one of playing a game with Phillipa and Iris found herself immensely pleased at the change of pace. Giggling wildly when Dione picked her up, Phillipa leaned into Dione’s shoulder, watching her with big excited eyes. Hide and find was one of their favorites. The last few mornings had been filled with Iris pretending to be unable to find the little one and then acting surprised when Phillipa would jump out at her. One time, she even pretended to faint.
Smiling warmly, Iris gave a nod. “That is young Phillipa’s favorite game to play,” Iris hummed, her green eyes still haunted by the saddening conversation moments before. But she was brightening up. She took the coin from Dione, turning it around in her fingers as the other woman explained the game to the little one. Phillipa only seemed confused that she would have to hide with someone else and not on her own.
“Heads, me. Tails, you,” Iris murmured, lifting the coin once before flipping it easily. It landed on the stone with a metallic clink and Iris bent down to look at it. “Heads,” she said with a grin. “It looks like Miss Phillipa and I get to go hide from you, Dione. I hope you have brushed up on your hide and find skills. No one is a match for the little one.”
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It was at moments like these that Iris truly appreciated her friend’s free spirit and hyperactivity. It was always enough to pull her away from thoughts she truly didn't want to endure. And her father’s death was one of the few things she didn't want to even dream about. Losing the man would break her, Iris was sure. His death would break her aunt, her cousins, and the many close friends he had made in his sixty years.
It would be a tragedy to lose him.
But Iris truly could not dwell on it. Dione had shifted their conversation to one of playing a game with Phillipa and Iris found herself immensely pleased at the change of pace. Giggling wildly when Dione picked her up, Phillipa leaned into Dione’s shoulder, watching her with big excited eyes. Hide and find was one of their favorites. The last few mornings had been filled with Iris pretending to be unable to find the little one and then acting surprised when Phillipa would jump out at her. One time, she even pretended to faint.
Smiling warmly, Iris gave a nod. “That is young Phillipa’s favorite game to play,” Iris hummed, her green eyes still haunted by the saddening conversation moments before. But she was brightening up. She took the coin from Dione, turning it around in her fingers as the other woman explained the game to the little one. Phillipa only seemed confused that she would have to hide with someone else and not on her own.
“Heads, me. Tails, you,” Iris murmured, lifting the coin once before flipping it easily. It landed on the stone with a metallic clink and Iris bent down to look at it. “Heads,” she said with a grin. “It looks like Miss Phillipa and I get to go hide from you, Dione. I hope you have brushed up on your hide and find skills. No one is a match for the little one.”
It was at moments like these that Iris truly appreciated her friend’s free spirit and hyperactivity. It was always enough to pull her away from thoughts she truly didn't want to endure. And her father’s death was one of the few things she didn't want to even dream about. Losing the man would break her, Iris was sure. His death would break her aunt, her cousins, and the many close friends he had made in his sixty years.
It would be a tragedy to lose him.
But Iris truly could not dwell on it. Dione had shifted their conversation to one of playing a game with Phillipa and Iris found herself immensely pleased at the change of pace. Giggling wildly when Dione picked her up, Phillipa leaned into Dione’s shoulder, watching her with big excited eyes. Hide and find was one of their favorites. The last few mornings had been filled with Iris pretending to be unable to find the little one and then acting surprised when Phillipa would jump out at her. One time, she even pretended to faint.
Smiling warmly, Iris gave a nod. “That is young Phillipa’s favorite game to play,” Iris hummed, her green eyes still haunted by the saddening conversation moments before. But she was brightening up. She took the coin from Dione, turning it around in her fingers as the other woman explained the game to the little one. Phillipa only seemed confused that she would have to hide with someone else and not on her own.
“Heads, me. Tails, you,” Iris murmured, lifting the coin once before flipping it easily. It landed on the stone with a metallic clink and Iris bent down to look at it. “Heads,” she said with a grin. “It looks like Miss Phillipa and I get to go hide from you, Dione. I hope you have brushed up on your hide and find skills. No one is a match for the little one.”